Cities have battled pandemics with a usual public health response involving isolation, quarantine, and border control to limit the spread of disease until pharmaceutical development catches up to ...

Genocide and Mass Murder Since 1900 (1994) described democide as the “murder of any person or people by a government, including genocide, politicide and mass murder in cold blood.” This uprising as an ...

My employer told the police that I was involved in a motor accident. I had to admit that I was. It would be stupid for me to think that the police would believe me over my employer. If I told them ...

While a “silent revolution” has happened regarding voter turnout, where the gap between men and women has been nearly bridged, this change has not been reflected in other aspects of political ...

The report shows that the gross FDI inflows have gone up by an impressive 13.7% to $81 billion in 2024–25. Though this looks comforting, the overall trends are not very encouraging. This is because ...

EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are published in the Special Article and Notes sections. Click here for summary ...

The factual context of this case is illustrative of a deeper crisis in India’s federal design, particularly involving the discretionary powers of the governor under Article 200 of the Constitution.

The sky was burning bright; it was peak afternoon. A large crowd, almost exclusively of elderly married women, gathered at a local community hall. They sat in rows facing eastward.The sky was burning ...

Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed government in 2014, it has been acting on several priorities set by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), including, among others, the revision of family ...

This is a welcome development considering electricity generation from renewable sources of energy is an important element in the government’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) announced ...

Some argue (RBI 2025) that it is private final consumption expen­di­ture (PFCE) that is important, and that India’s growth strategy should be driven by encouraging consumption. Thus, they say: ...

India has steadfastly pursued a trajectory of technological self-reliance since its inception. A key objective of the five-year plans was to establish a robust foundation for indigenous development ...